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Article: American League of Lobbyists Announces Principles for Lobbying Disclosure Changes.
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- August 24, 2005
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- In light of proposals to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA), the Board of Directors of the American League of Lobbyists (ALL) has adopted a set of principles regarding LDA changes. ALL supports the concept of sunshine in government but questions whether current law is sufficient, or if LDA enforcement is the real issue.
Press reports on misconduct of a few lobbyists have focused congressional attention on lobbying disclosure as a means of correcting problems. ALL's leadership believes (1) the LDA changes being proposed do not address the problems; and (2) rule changes within the House and Senate are sufficient to ...